The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-19

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BRUNSWICK, Sept. 17.-The Sophomore
Freshman rope-pull, which occurred this
morning, was won by the Freshmen. In the
base ball game this afternoon, the Freshmen
were also victorious after a closely contested
game of nearly three hours. The score was.
Freshmen. 10; Sophomores, 16.
Fire at BrownfieId.
Especial to the Press.l
BRowNFIELD, Sept. 1S.-The house and
barn of Charles Small at this place. with all
the furniture, farming tools, etc., were burn
ed this afternoon. The loss is between
$1,000 and $4,000. The fire caught from de-
feet in the chimney.
Thrown from a Bridge.
BIDDEFoRD, Sept. 17.-Some Biddeford
people today communicated information to
Detective Tarbox. which has an important
bearing on the finding of Fred Randall in
the canal at Lewiston last Sunday. George
w. Judkins, Mrs. Cynthia Hall and Miss
Della Schwartz of Biddeford, attended the
Lewiston fair Thursday. From the fair
they went to Delavan's circus, and started
for the railroad station about half-past 10
o'clock, accompanied by man named Fos-
ter, a Lewiston stone-cutter. Just before
reaching the bridge they heard splash and
saw two men coming from the bridge. They
looked over the bridge into the water to in
vestigate, but one of the men said: "We
just threw dog overheard, and they then
hurried away toward Lisbon street. The
Biddeford people remained until the object
sank under the water, but it was too dark to
distinguish what it was. They thought
nothing more of the occurrence until they
read in the papers the report of the finding
and Identification of the body. Detective
Tarbox has telegraphed the Lewiston au-
thorities.
Athens's Railroad Aspirations.
ATHENS, Sept. 17.-An adjourned railroad
meeting was held at Athens Friday, Sept. 16
at2 p. m. Messrs. Matthews and Nickerson
had just come through ON a new route via
Kingsbury, Mayfeld, Brighton, to Athens.
| They represented a very feasible route, and
it was voted to raise an amount sufficient to
make preliminary survey. The following
committees were appointed to raise the
necessary funds: Skowhegan, DIR. Patten,
in conjunction with the board of trade of
that place; Madison, David Hobart, ID. f.
QOUdIt, 0dlUto w. lluoo6y OOlnflilt, L. a.
Calden, j. c. Kinsman, ii. b. Russell, Sam
uel Longfellow; Athens, d. III. Bartlett. j.
G.. Hight, c. f. Barker, Alanson Locke, Hen
ry Stickney; Brighton, W. j. Foss, L. Il.
Hayden, Asa Campbell; Mayfeld, B. c..
Flanders; Kingsbury, S. Hilton, E. Flanders,
j. f. Lawrence; Monson, G. A. Matthews.
j. S. Sprague; Abbott, Jesse Barbour, Geo.
Currier, Llewellyn Flynt; Shirley, Horato
Knowles, Allan Phillips, Henry Blackston !;
Greenville, NJ. G. Shaw, Lindley Fol some, j.
II. Eyeleth
Drowned or Wandered Away.
GREENvILLE, Sept. 1S.-BeIj jamin Bunker
aged q years, employed in the spool works
of the Willimantic Company, disappeared
Thursday noon, and has not been seen SINCE
| The country is being secured, and hundreds
of men have dragged the pond without sue
cess. Bunker wore only thin jumper when
he left, and had black felt hat with holes
punched around the crown. He had been
married eight weeks, and everything was
pleasant at his home. He had no money
when he left, and is supposed, in fit of
mental alteration, either to have drowned
himself or wandered away.
Caught In the Act.
BRUNSWICK, Sept 1S.-Benjamin Jewett
of Topsham, and George Preble, of Bath, a
boy 10 years old, were arrested early Sunday
morning, by officers Coombs and Graves,
while breaking into William Knights groce-
ry store.
Topsha ms VIII Case.
BRUNSWICK, Sept. 1.-THE hearing in the
William Sprague contested will case was re-
sumed at Brunswick Saturday morning at 8
o'clock before Judge m. T. Hall, judge of